The numbers say it all. At present, India is among the top 10 countries in the world generating the highest amount of municipal solid waste. And the bigger challenge is that about 70-75 per cent of this waste remains untreated.

The GST regime has many provisions to address the concerns of medium and small enterprises and small entrepreneurs.The law provides for an exemption threshold whereby it is not mandatory for a business whose aggregate turnover in a financial year is less than Rs 20 lakh (Rs 10 lakh for special category states) to register.

Having initiated operations in India in October 2013, USG Boral operates across the Indian subcontinent, including Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The JV company has a rich legacy of innovation that includes the invention of the first plaster board and first mineral fibre acoustical ceiling tile; the gypsum plaster board is its mainstream product.

Facilities for over 14 sports and a seating capacity of 20,000 - that's the promise of the 1.4 million sq ft arena by TransStadia in Ahmedabad! The earthquake-resistant structure has been designed for upgraded Seismic Zone-4 (instead of the required design as per Zone-3).

The Canada-India commercial relationship is growing and booming. As Nadir Patel, High Commissioner for Canada to India, says, 'In the past three years, the two-way trade is up 30 per cent and investment is up dramatically - especially from Canada to India - by almost $15 billion in the past two years.' Much of this is money going into infrastructure and long-term investments, mega projects and power plants.

Madhya Pradesh was among the first states to bring in the RERA rules last year in October, along with an interactive bilingual website. Speaking on the impact of RERA on the real estate sector, Anthony de Sa, Chairman, Madhya Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority, says, 'The completely unorganised sector will become organised and buyer confidence will increase.'

Transparency and every buyer's best dealer - this is what RERA can bring to a developer's repute along with the 'industry' status that the fraternity has always longed for!
May 1, 2017, will always be recalled as a turning point in the history of real estate in India - when all states were asked to notify RERA rules.